Welcome to the Program

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Good Morning, Champions. In the interest of maintaining healthy sleep patterns, a day/night cycle is in effect. Your presence is expected in the cafeteria in exactly one hour.

[The voice comes through not a large speaker, but through the device that's attached to each Champion's arm. Further investigation of the features of the device will reveal a list of profiles, a mini-map, and a list of rules. The hallways are shiny white and silver, with running lights along the floor and lights on the ceiling, and at the junction of the hallways is a sign with a knife and fork icon and an arrow pointing down the hall.

Welcome to the Excellence Program, Champions. Time to get to know your teammates.]

Comments

[photoshooter]

Yeah, but modern medicine doesn't have any way to fix the Starscourge.

[photoshooter]

It doesn't count if it's less than a year.

[hellahighwater]

Oh, I was already believing it. Shit be crazy, as always.

[stillstands]

Depends on when in the year. It could be the difference between 2nd or 3rd year of high school.

[challengesfate]

...I'm...sorry to hear that.

[She does understand what you mean and is actually sorry things aren't chill in Arcadia Bay.]

[hellahighwater]

I'm used to it. [ Life just hates Chloe Price, that's the conclusion she's come to. ]

[challengesfate]

...Sadly, I know what you mean. It doesn't make things any easier, but...hopefully they will improve for you. After...all of this is resolved, at least.

[immaculacies]

Mm... I suppose so.

[She doesn't seem terrible convinced, though. The detail of those blank pages just feels so off to her. Why are they so intent on hiding dates and editions from them, anyway...?]

[discalibur]

2006. With less than a month to go before the new year, to be precise.

[immaculacies]

My name is Manaka.

[Her answer is pretty toneless... Just like everything else she's said, really.]

[playthedamncard]

And what is that?

[playthedamncard]

And everything you've told me, the suits and worms, are these common knowledge?

[discalibur]

The meteor strike is, of course.

[Can't really uh. cover that up.]

But everything else? No.

[hellahighwater]

[ ...Why's this girl being so nice to her...? Uncertainty in her voice. ] Yeah... Thanks. I do too.

[discalibur]

Ah, Tokyo, yes! How to describe it... It's a very modern city. It consists mainly of newer buildings. It's very bright and busy... Although perhaps less so in my area, since it's still recovering from a meteor strike that happened close by several years ago.

[That does tend to be A Downer.]

I haven't seen as much of the city as I should, to be honest.

[discalibur]

Ha, well! I do intend to make my family as famous as it should be, though I'm sure it will be in a very different way.

[discalibur]

Whoever is behind this must be very powerful...

[It's... super worrying.]

Not just kidnapping us like this, but getting us all to space as well...

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Nice ta meetcha Manaka-chan!

[Well that's... odd. Eh, whateves. No right ta judge here.]

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Pffthahah!

[More laughter from Zombina.]

Niiiice one!

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

[Zombina opens her mouth to reply and- Oh. Okay. She'll just close her mouth and keep quiet and still until she finishes.]

Nope. I mean, we zombies can bite people, but there's no urge ta do it like in movies.

[Thank frick.]

But even if we did, it wouldn't do shit unless you were already dying. Otherwise, the virus just doesn't work 'cause of the immune system.

[The more ya know!... Zombina... is not sure how well she is handling this. But..
just staying still and not making any sudden movement is probably smart.]

[discalibur]

I favor french cuisine. La men is my specialty.

[...If that doesn't sound like a thing, you would be... sort of right.]

[theundertaken]

Of course I stirred it, it'd still just be water and powder otherwise. Here, try it.

[theundertaken]

[Max lingers around, though he's tapping a foot nervously by the time she comes back out.]

Uh, that's good. As far as this goes. I mean, it's the least they could do.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Not easily. I'll be able ta keep going as long as part of my brain is still intact. Ya'd probably hafta destroy my whole head if ya wanted ta take me out!

[Tldr, she's a more fleshy and hotter terminator.]

[theundertaken]

Yeah. It must take a long time to get us here, you know? But I don't feel like I was on drugs or anything...